meaning of crown
1. p. p. of Crow.
2. A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a reward.
3. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.
4. The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the sovereign; -- with the definite article.
5. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.
6. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity, or finish.
7. Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.
8. The topmost part of anything; the summit.
9. The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird. ); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain.
10. The part of a hat above the brim.
11. The part of a tooth which projects above the gum; also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.
12. The vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only.
13. Same as Corona.
14. That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to the shank.
15. The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a level line.
16. The bights formed by the several turns of a cable.
17. The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.
18. The dome of a furnace.
19. The area inclosed between two concentric perimeters.
20. A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.
21. A size of writing paper. See under Paper.
22. A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little more than $1. 20; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money of account, etc. , worth nearly twenty-seven cents.
23. An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the paper is stamped with a crown.
24. See Crown office.
25. A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane; -- called also a contrate wheel or face wheel.
26. of Crow
27. The criminal branch of the Court of Kings or Queens Bench, commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes cognizance of all criminal cases.
28. To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to invest with royal dignity and power.
29. To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or recompense; to adorn; to dignify.
30. To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to consummate; to perfect.
31. To cause to round upward; to make anything higher at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine pulley.
32. To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the glacis, or the summit of the breach.
33. the part of a hat the vertex covering the crown of the head
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